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Illusions

Illusions

Julie Dash

1982

  • Drama
6.1

A woman in a Hollywood dubbing studio struggles with race and preconceptions. The short film depicts the life of an African American woman passing as a white woman working in the film industry during the 1940s. It calls attention to the lack of African Americans in the film industry during that era.

Cast & crew

  • Julie DashDirector
  • Lonette McKeeMignon Dupree
  • Rosanne KatonEsther Jeter
  • Ned BellamyLieutenant Bedford
  • Jack RaderC.J. Forrester
  • Lisa HenkeTelephone Operator
  • Rita CraftsLouise
  • Sandy BrookeBlonde Bombshell
  • Johnny CrearLeo Gaines

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